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Wf)t Pamfterg jjeralb I Thursday, June 30, 1921. SHORT LOCALS. Brief Items of Interest Throughout the Town and County. R. J. Steedly, of Hunter's Chapel, is carrying the mail as substitute for Randolph Smoak while the latter is away on his vacation. There were nearly three hundred separate and distinct items of news in the last issue of The Herald. Read The Herald for the news. The hot weather continues unabated. June 16th is said to have been the hottest day of the summer, but) its immediate successors have neared the same temperature. The comet was due to put the earth out of business Monday according to some of the astronomers. However, it failed to materialize, missing the hv a small matter of twelve C/UA V million miles. The first watermelons of the season were brought to town a few days ago bv T. J. Crider. Since then he has a'*. brought several more wagon loads. The melons were grown by Mr. Crider on his place near town. Reports from the bedside of W. P. Jones last week were to the effect that he had been successfully operated on in Baltimore, but later advice was that a second operation was; . found necessary the first of this week, j Joe Frank, the little Son of Mr. i and Mrs. J. F. Brabham, was slightly hurt Tuesday afternoon when he, was struck bv an automobile on New i I Bridge street. The little fellow walked out into the street in front of a' passing car, but fortunately sustained j < onlv some bruises. I Sam Zimmerman returned fromj Charleston Wednesday night of last week a full fledged citizen of the j United States. He appeared before Judge Smith, in federal court, last week when final action was taken on granting him citizenship papers. Sam j Is very proud of his new citizenship. The Bessinger family reunion will be held at Spring Branch church on July 5th. The public is cordially in-j ? 11 ! vited to be present ana Drmg wen j filled baskets. This picnic has been j an annual affair for many years, j when the numerous members of this j large family take occasion to gather together with their friends. Nine hundred and seventy high school diplomas were awarded by the j various high schools of this state j during the past few weeks; 310 of whom were boys and 660 girls. Last , year the total was 745, and the year ; before 635. Seven diplomas were' awarded this year by the Bamberg; high school and seven by the Den- j jnark high school. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. S. Brooker are just completing a complete renova-1 tion of the Mayflower Inn. The entire! interior has been repainted and kal-| somined, new conveniences have been j added, and a very attractive new ceil- j ing has been placed in the parlor,! dining room and office. The hotel is j handsomely furnished throughout! i and many expressions of approval j have been heard from hotel guests. Rev. W. E. Wiggins, Mr.-and Mrs.! Wr. L. Riley, of Denmark, and Prof, j Klein, of Bamberg, were in St. George last Friday. They came for the pur-i pose of inspecting the pipe organ in ' the Methodist church with a xview of installing a duplicate of this organ in j the Methodist church at Denmark*, j These visitors were all of the opinion : -that the church equipment here is! superb in every respect.?Dorchester j Eagle. i I B. F. Free sold 14 6 crates of can-j taloupes Tuesday afternoon. The! melons were picked and hauled to the; express office Tuesday morning, and were sold at the railroad tracks to aj buyer from Blackville at $1.50 per j crate, R. T. Johnson negotiating the sale. This was the largest single shipment of canteloupes ever made from Bamberg. Mr. Free has already sold j about $400 worth of canteloupes from his five-acre field, and is not nearly through gathering. An otherwise dull afternoon was broken into last Thursday when a freight car on the Southern railroad ran off the track at the passenger stntinri Drv weather had caused sand to be banked on the track at the crossing and when the car was passing over it, the front wheels were thrown off. The car ran on the ties for some distance, but did not overturn, and only a few minutes were necessary to get it back on again. E. B. Price, of Thomasville, Ga., spent a few days in the city last week and this week with relatives. He moved some months ago to Thomasville from Canton, N. C. He says that very little cotton is planted around Thomasville on account of the boll weevil, and that very little is made when it is planted. He saw a field of twenty acres there last year which yielded only about two bales. Truck, peanuts, food and forage crops are now planted almost entirely. * BETTER CROP CONDITIONS. Vast Improvement Noted In Crops Throughout This Section. Conversations with various farmers throughout the county reveals the fact that a big improvement in all; crops is noted. During the past two! weeks fine rains have visited practi- j cally all portions of the county. The result is that cotton, corn tobacco, and, in fact, crops of all kinds, have taken on new life, and with good seasons the remainder of the sum-1 mer good crops will probably be harvested. Cotton is looking fully 25 per cent, better than two weeks ago. The plant j was unusually hard to start growing j this year because of cold weather during the first weeks after planting. With the appearance of hot nights, cotton started to grow with vim and vigor. Corn was well nigh ruined when the timely rains arrived. While not a great while had passed since there were rains, the thermometer has ranged around 100 for the past three weeks and it did not take but a few days to dry out the moisture in the earth. The corn crop is probably damaged because of the dry weather, but it is now growing fine, and many fields of fine corn may be seen all over the county. The greatest improvement of all is seen, perhaps, in tobacco. . Two weeks ago the tobacco planters were just about totally discouraged. The appearances indicated that not a half crop colild be made. The plants were small, the leaves thin and small, and at that the leaves began to prematurely color, necessitating early curing. Then the rains came and the weed took a new start, and now many farmers say they have a better crop than last year. The premature coloring has almost ceased, and the leaves are broadening out, and the acreage planted in tobacco in the county bids fair to make a good yield. The curing of the weed is progressing as the maturing demands, but not at so rapid rate as was indicated two weeks ago. The other crops, peanuts, beans, neas. potatoes, etc., are looking equally as well as cotton and tobacco. Apollo Music Club. The Apollo Music club held its regular meeting Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock in the home of Mrs. C. E. Black. This was one of the largest meetings of the season, and several guests were invited for the afternoon. 1 Yellow daisies were used in profusion throughout the receiving rooms. An unusually interesting programme wa^ rendered. Mrs. J. B. Black, Jr., read a splendid paper on Mrs. H. H. A. Beach. Mrs. Paul Whtaker played an interesting solo, a beautiful Scotch legend by Mrs. Beach. A paper on "Women Composers" was read by Mrs. M. E. Ayer. Mrs. H. N. Folk sang "The Soul of You," by Carrie Jacobs Bond. At the close of the programme the guests were invited into the dining room where delightful refreshments, carrying out the color scheme of yellow and white, were served, Mrs. H. N. Folk and Miss Thelma Bailey presiding. An interesting feature of the next meeting will be the roll call, when each member will be expected to answer with a current event. Goza-Douglass. Denmark; June 26.?At high noon on June 12 Miss Agnes Goza, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Goza, and D. H&nry Douglass were married at the bride's home in Denmark, the ceremony being performed by Rev. W. E. Wiggins, the bride's pastor. It was an exceptionally pretty home wedding, only the near relatives being present. Many hydrangeas in lovely shades artistically decorated the living room, where the ceremony was performed. The bride was most beautifully gowned in a suit of navy blue tricotine and hat to match with gray accessories. The impressive ring ceremony was used. Mrs. Douglass is a Winthrop graduate in the class of 1919. She possesses a charming personality, which enables her to have many friends in her home and places where she has taught. Mr. Douglass is from a prominent family of Chesterfield, and a young man of sterling qualities and great popularity. He is cashier of the Farmers Bank of Jefferson. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Douglass left for Savannah and Tybee, where they will spend their honeymoon. They will go from there to Jefferson, where they will make their home. m i i ?i Death Coincidence. Ilford, Eng.?As a memorial service was about to be concluded, the Rev. F. A. .Tones, the pastor, who died suddenly while on a holiday in Naples, a message reached the church that the widow had died while the service was on. BITTEN BY RATTLESNAKE. Lodge Physician Seriously 111 For a While From Poisoning. Dr. William Moorer, a practicing physician of Lodge, was bitten by a rattlesnake Tuesday, and for several hours it was feared he would lose his life. Dr. Moorer and a friend were fishing in a pond a few miles from Ehrhardt, and while in a boat on the pond a small snake was seen alongside the boat. Thinking it a young and harmless reptile. Dr. Moorer reached out his hand and caught it, and was bitten on the finger. It was then noticed that he snake had partially developed rattles, indicating that it was the deadly rattlesnake. Dr. Moorer cut open the wound and attempted to suck the poison from the finsrer. He and his friend then hur ried to Ehrhardt for medical treatment, and in the meantime the entire hand and arm became badly swoL len, as was also the tongue, which became infected when the wound was sucked. For a while the doctor was unconscious, but information from Ehrhardt yesterday was to the effect that he was much better, and that there was probably no further danger. <i ? DEATH OF JOE E. BROWX. Former Resident of Bamberg Passed Away at Lawtey, Fla. Joe E. Brown, a former resident of Bamberg, died Sunday afternoon at his home at Lawtey, Fla., aged 52 years. Air. Brown moved from Bamberg some fifteen or twenty years ago. Mr. Brown is survived 'by his widow, who was Miss Jennie 'Bellinger, of Bamberg; two children, Lewis and Flora Brown; two brothers, Barney S. Brown, of Beaufort, and Dr. George W. Brown, of Lawtey, Fla.; and three sisters, Mrs. M. L. Johns, and Mrs. G. W. Garland, of Bamberg, and Mrs. M. E. Edwards, of Gainesville, Fla. His son, Lewis, holds a very responsible position with the railroad at Waycross, Ga., and Miss Flora is a high school student at Lawtey, Fla. The funeral and interment took place Tuesday morning at Lawtey. Reunion of Company G. The annual reunion of company G, will be held at Bethesda church on Thursday, July the 14th, and all Confederate soldiers are requested to at- [ tend. ' ' Dinner will be served on the grounds and the ladies are urged to bring well filled baskets. Committee on grounds?J. R. Morris, J. B. Folk and P. K. Hughes. Order of the day committee?John L. Cothran and H. J. Zeigler. Music will be furnished by the male quartette of Bamberg, therefore some! good singing is promised all who at- j tend. There will be a prominent speaker present to entertain the the crowd for a short while. C. L. FOLK, N. B. RHOAD, W. H. MORRIS, J. C. COPELAXD, Committee. District Conference Held. The Woman's Missionary confer-i ence of Orangeburg district held its j annual meeting in the Barnwell! Methodist church June 17th. The conference was conspicious for its large attendance and attractive programme, which consisted of addresses and special music for the occasion. All present at this time con-j sidered themselves particularly for- f ViQm'npr with them Miss i LUllCllC; ill iiu ? * ?-?? Leila Epps, a returned missionary j from Brazil, who gave a most inspiring talk on her work in the foreign field. A number of the state officers, who presented very interesting reports, was also present. It is hoped that the next district conference, which will be held in Cameron, will be even more largely attended as the enthusiasm and inspiration drived from the meetings are always to be desired and quite worth while. ^ hi ^ Govan Girls* Club. * The Govan girls' home demonstration club held its regular meeting June 21st at the school house. The meeting was called to order, roll called and minutes of last meeting read, after which the following programme was carried out: Song by club. Reading by Gertrude Fair. Reading by Evelyn Kittrell. Song by club. The meeting was then turned over to Miss Yarn. A dresser scarf made at former meeting was brought back for stenciling. The girls are still improving. The next meeting will he Jul}- 19th. ETHEL KITTRELL, Secretary. ^1 ! > ? The friends of W. D. Rhoad will learn with much regret of his serious illness at his home on Elm street. MRS. AUGUSTA ADAMS JOHNSON.' i l Former Resident of Bamberg Died in j Salisbury, X. C., Wednesday. Leaves have their time to fall, And flowers to wither at the north wind's breath, And stars to set? Thou hast all seasons for thine own, 0 death! After eleven months of suffering j and hope, the gentle soul of Augusta < Adams Johnson winged its flight to Heaven on the evening of June 22, 1921, at ten o'clock, in a sanatorium in Salisbury, X. C., where she had! been a patient sufferer for all these eleven months, with the exception of several visits to Baltimore to be with specialists. "Tetie," as she was lovingly called by all who knew her, responded wonderfully?nay, miraculously?to radium treatment received on these visits to Baltimore. Loved ones, friends and specialists marveled at ner response to every treatment and all hoped and prayed for the precious life to be spared. But, finally, God laid his finger on her and said, "Come up higher," thus freeing the soul from the pain marked body. "Tetie" was the second daughter of C. D. C. and Augusta Cleckley Adams, both of whom have preceded her to Heaven, the mother only thirteen months before. Reared in an atmosphere of love and sunshine and j Christian influences, her disposition, ancl character reflected all these qualities into the lives of all with whom she came in contact. One beautiful virtue or trait (if it may be so called) was her love for children. Many a little heart has been made happy by a story told, or a dress or cap made for dolly. These memories of her will live in these numerous little hearts as long as time shall spare them to this world. And who does a sweeter act than to make a little child happy? j She was a faithful member of Trinity Methodist church of this place,-and her sweet contralto voice I will ever be missed from the choir where she was so faithful whenever her health permitted her being there. On February 24, 1902, she was married to H. Wickliffe Johnson, and he with one brother, C. D. C. Adams. * TTT-'i?1?J cictoro \Trc 01 W cUtCI' UU1U, dliu c w \j oioibiui ..A A . W. L. Stokes, of Charleston, and Mrs. J. C. Move, of Bamberg, are left to mourn her passing. To these the sympathy of the entire community goes out?and especially to the lonely husband who is distraught with anguish over his loss. His devotion and attention have been unusual and beautiful throughout her entire illness?and may "He who doeth all things well" comfort him and show him, in His own good time,'that His ways, though mysterious, are done in love. Although a young woman (for "Tetie" was born in 1875) she had been a great sufferer even prior to this last illness, but through it all she was so patient and so thoughtful of those around her?and through her pain she would smile, and did so to the end. The memory of this beautiful life, so gentle, so bright and so full of love, will abide always in our hearts. Can any one think of her going, and not in fancy see the reunion of the dear mother and a host of young people and loved ones raised in the same community meeting in the Great Beyond? She was laid away in Restland cemetery June 24. The floral trii '.i butes were numerous and oeauurui. NELL McGEE BAMBERG. Mrs. Henderson Entertains Club. : Mrs. E. H. Henderson was hostess to the Self Culture club at its June meeting Friday afternoon. The topic for discussion was: "The choice of literature for children." A very interesting paper was read by Mrs. S. C. Hollifield. Paper, "Children's literature," Mrs. E. H. Henderson. Piano duet, Mesdames E. H. Henderson and F. M. Moye. Paper, "Books in the home," Mrs. C. E. Black. Paper, "A neglected duty," Mrs. J. A. Murdaugh. Paper, "The home library," Mrs. G. F. Bamberg. Piano duet, Mesdames B. D. Carter and F. M. Moye. The president, Mrs. J. F. Carter, appointed a committee to confer with the pastors of the town about turning the community singing into a vesper lawn service during the hot months, thereby leaving off the Sunday night services in the churches. In case this meets with the approval of the people? each pastor will take his turn about talking at this hour. At the close of the meeting the hostess, assised by Mrs. F. M. Moye, served punch and sandwiches. Those invited besides the members of the club were, Mrs. F. M. Moye and Miss Mary Grier. of Charlotte, N. C., the guest of Mrs. S. C. Hollifield. ^ hi wm ? South Bend.?The problem of housewives in obtaining and holding maids apparently has been solved by the elimination of hundreds of girls from local factories and the substitution of men in their place. Up to three months ago it was impossible to get a maid. SEVEN RUSSIAN WAIFS ADOPTED. Rear Admiral McCully ti Si>end Summer Months at Anderson. The seven Russian orphans brought from Sebastopol last winter by Rear Admiral Newton A. McCully for adoption have arrived in Anderson from the admiral's home in Washington and will spend the summer witn the officer's mother. Final proceedings necessary to the adoption and con ferring of the surname of McCully upon the children and making them South Carolinians will be gone through with in the local courts. Accompanying the youngsters is the Russian governess and Miss Vina Patrick, niece of Admiral McCully, who" has been malting her home in Washington and supervising the care and education of the children. A sixteen oage typewritten document, written by the naval officer and prescribing regulations governing the actions of the children from the time they rise at 7 o'clock until they retire at 8 o'clock in English for use by Miss Patrick and one in Russian for the information of the governess. In compiling these "rules of living" the admiral has overlooked nothing, describing in minutest detail everything pertaining to the work, play, diet instruction, habits, clothing, care, bathing, etc., of 'the orphans. The instructions are to be carried out with precision as rigid as that which prevails on the admiral's own ship. That the admiral has no Intention of allowing his wards to grow up in idleness, is indicated in this significant sentence under the chapter pertaining to work. "He who does not work has no right to eat." Separate routines for work days, Sundays and holidays is prescribed as well as a weekly schedule and a monthly one. Every minute of the time the children are awake is provided for with periods of as short as five minutes being allowed for performing certain duties. Included in the book of instructions is a schedule of monthly pay for duties tp be discharged by each of the children. Interspersed in the detailed orders is a 'A... ? ?? rklo f 1 + 11 /I Afl nr*A UUpiUUS assui LU1CXXL ux piaiuuuco, piuverbs and hints for the guidance of the human mind and heart in its journey through life. A Despite that Admiral McCully is a bachelor, his system of rearing a family does not appear to be wholly theoretical, for those who have seen the children since they visited the admiral's old home here last Christmas declare they have shown improvement of 100 per cent, in health, deportment and along educational lines. Instructions for riding, setting up exercises, sponging and rubbin? down appear first on the week-day chart. The day's activities close with this paragraph on "turning in:" "Children must be in bed by the time for turning in. Lights will be turned off at this time. If any difficulty about getting children to turn in, electric bulbs will be removed and short bits of candles served out." Then are prescribed duties for each child and their "titles," which are: Gardener and furnace man. assistant housekeeper, assistant cook, assistant nurse, first doormaid, second doormaid, messenger. The schedule of monthly pay runs from $1.50 for the first to 25 cents for the last named. They may do as they please with the money earned but each amount deposited by any of them in a savings bank will be doubled by an amount deposited by the admiral to his or her credit. The failure of any child to carry out his day's duties is punishable by stated deductions from the child's pay. Corporal punishment for any offense is strctly forbidden. In a chapter entitled "honor" appear these instructions: "Tell the truth" and "take nothing that does not belong to you." "Try to help others and they will help you;" "be patient and you will get something you want," "good manners will be taught-bv the use of good manners." For the information of the governess whose duty it is to teach these principles of courtesy to the children entitled "errors in teaching good manners," this: "Better a child that knows no rule of good manners than a self conscious child. There will be still time to teach good manners, but a self conscious child is past help." A final chapter on "control and training of children" leads off with the platitude that "the child must know that it has a mission in life." Under a sub-heading the admiral says "anger is human. An angry moment now4 and then will not do much harm, unless the grown up should say something that would be better left unsaid." "Orders must sometimes be given," says another paragraph, and "before giving an order consider carefully, sipce an order once given must be followed up until executed or authority I will suffer. Choose a quiet moment j during which to give an order, use, ouiet tone of voice and make sure the j child understands. An order is to be given but once." | I g COUNTY SHORT COURSE. 4 Will foe Held at Carlisle Scliool, June 80, July 1 and 2.?Programme. The following is the programme of the Bamberg county short course, which will be held at Carlisle school on June 30, July 1 and July 2: Thursday, June 80th. 9:00-10:00?Registration of club members. 10:00-11:00?Devotional exercises ?Mr. Mickel; Welcome to Carlisle? Col. Duncan; Welcome to Bamberg? Mayor La Verne Thomas. 11:00-11:30?Club songs. 11:30-12:30?"Talk on health, it's relation to happiness"?Dr, J. B. Black. 12:30-2:3 0?Dinner. 2:30-3:30?Demonstration, home nursing. 3:30-4:30?Care of the teeth?Dr. .' G. F. Hair. 5:00-9:00?Truck ride and picnic. 9:30?Roll call. 10:00?Lights out. Friday, July 1st. 7:00?Rising bell. 7:45?Morning watch. 8:00?Breakfast. 9:00-9:30?Devotional exercises, , Mr. White; Relation of club methods to farm life?W. L. Riley. i 9:30-10:30?Olive oil pickles? i Miss Cave. I 10:30-11:00?Songs and yells. I 11:00-12:30?Sewing, section A.? Miss Bailey; Recreation, section B. 12:30-2:30?Dinner. i 2:30-3:30?Sewing, section B.; 1 Recreation, section C. 1 3:30-4:30?Jelly making ? Miss J Harper. \ 4:30?Ball game. * 9:30?Roll call. 10:00?Lights out. Saturday, July 2nd. 7:00?Rising bell. 7:45?Morning watch. 8:00?Breakfast. 9:00-9:30?Devotional exercises? Mr. Cantey; Opportunities of club members?J. C. Kearse. 9:30-10:30?Table service?Miss f Snider. 10:30-11:45?Dinner cooked In steam pressure cooker?Mrs. Walker. 10:30-11:4 5?Poultry work?Z. D. Robertson. 11:45-12:3 0?Making organdy hat and flowers?Misses Bailey and Harper. 11:45-12:30?Success talk to farm boys?J. D. Brandon. 12:30-23:0?Dinner. * 2:30-3-15?Special industries and marketing?Mrs. Walker. 3; 15-4:30?Ice drinks?Miss Snider. Club Meeting. __ % The "Happy-Go-Lucky" club held its meeting Wednesday, June 22, at the home of Miss Evelyn Spann. After the members had played rook for some time a delightful salad course and cold drinks were served. The cards being then cut, Miss Nelle Bamberg was presented with a beautiful prize. The meeting was enjoyed by ^ all members present. ] PRIZE WINNERS AT GLOVER'S MARKET. The following numbers are the r prize winners at Glover's Market. Holders will please call for their prizes: 1. Sack Flour No. 1801 2. Sack Rice No. 494 3. Electric Iron No. 1765 ; 4. 25 lbs. Sugar No. 517 i 5. 10 lb Ham No. 916 1 6. 8 lb. Bucket Lard No. 898 7. 5 lbs. Coffee ; No. 928 8. 10 lb Beef Roast No. 642 9. Box Cigars No. 107 10. 25 lbs Bacon No. 250 adv. . 1 - Vs Special notices. ^ ===========^^ MISCELLANEOUS. For Sale?Domestic Lump Coal. $8.00 per ton at mill. THE COT- \ TON OIL CO, Bamberg, S. C. tfn For Sale?-Wocd for stove and chimney, oak or pine. LET/AND F. SANDIFER, Bamberg, S. C. tfn For Sale or Rent?One three-room house for good white family, also one three room house for rent to colored. F. K. GRAHAM, Bamberg, S. C. tfn Liberty Bonds?If you are thinking of selling your Liberty Bonds see 1 us at once, as we are in the market for $25,000 worth. We will pay you New York quotations. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Bamberg, S. C. tfn i m FARM PRODUCTS. For Sale?Few sacks of nitrate of soda. H. J. BELLINGER, Bamberg, S. C. ltn Wanted?Peas at $3.00 cash. GRAHAM SEED & STOCK CO., Bamberg, S. C. tfn. HELP WANTED. Wanted?Men or women to take orders among friends and neighbors for the genuine guaranteed hosiery, Jj full line for men, women and child- M ren. Eliminates darning. We pay ^ 75c an hour spare time, or $36.00 a * week for full time. Experience unnecessary. Write INTERNATIONAL STOCKING MILLS, Norristown, Pa. 7-28-p. ' * * i t -3$ vSg